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I'm new at this and have assembled my hive bodies, and I got to my frames today. I put ten frames in my super, and there's what appears to me to be an inordinate amount of space for the ten frames in the super. I can almost, but not quite, fit eleven frames in the super. Internal dimensions of the hive body are 18-1/2" x 14-3/4". The top rails or bars of the frames 1-1/16" deep. A photo is below to better illustrate my problem, if it is one. Is this normal? And if so, how do you properly space these the frames in the super? Nowhere in the book I have is this mentioned, and I'm concerned that the bees I pick up in two weeks won't have a proper home.

Many thanks for any response.

Looks like I can't post a photo, but the space left in the box when I have all the frames pushed to one side is 1-5/32" from the edge of the box to the top bar and 1-1/32" from the edge of the box to the stile/side piece of the frame.

The wood used to build the boxes should be 3/4 inch thick.Some wood is planed to 13/16 inch something to think about if using a finger joint jig.The dimensions should be 19 7/8 inches long and 16 1/4 inches wide (external)You should have some space to move the frames around.The Deep Box should be 9 5/8 inches deep.The frame rest should be 3/8 inch X 5/8 inch.

The wood used to build the boxes should be 3/4 inch thick.Some wood is planed to 13/16 inch something to think about if using a finger joint jig.The dimensions should be 19 7/8 inches long and 16 1/4 inches wide (external)You should have some space to move the frames around.The Deep Box should be 9 5/8 inches deep.The frame rest should be 3/8 inch X 5/8 inch.

Thanks. My boxes match the dimensions you list. The stock is 3/4" thick.

You have to space the frames out evenly in the box. If the frames were tight in the box, you would not be able to get the frames out after the bees had glued everything in.

I figured I'd need some room, but I was surprised at how much room I have. I searched quite a bit before posting here, and I kept looking after posting. I finally found a post that stated that you should push the frames together and center them in the box.